LSP Renewables
BESS Engineering Manager
BESS Engineering Manager at LSP Renewables, across the UK. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- UK wide
- Closing date
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
Reference 19014ff3d4a723bbf23f5a8fc0b7d712f92ddd62
About the role
Our client is looking for a BESS Engineering Manager to lead the engineering development of BESS systems from early development, preconstruction, construction through to handover and operations. Key Responsibilities Support development activities: site selection and evaluation, constraints and constructability assessment in the light of the commercial requirements. Review and opine on grid connection offers. Provide technical input to planning, land transaction and consenting processes. Lead Technical Due Diligence activities for acquisition of development or RTB BESS projects and coordination of external advisors. Coordinate the definition of employer requirements and other commercial requirements such as Q/A and warranty requirements. Support financial teams by owning economic assumptions in the financial model, including CAPEX and OPEX assumptions. Lead on lender-side technical due diligence. Coordinate with the Financial team to provide the required technical input. Own the definition of employer requirements in coordination with OEs or external consultants. Support procurement in the definition of the EPC, supply and O&M agreements. Identify, address, and mitigate project technical risks. Coordinate with Owner Engineers and contractors in the design development process of BESS systems in line with Engineering processes. Coordinate with commercial teams to ensure agreements meet commercial and compliance requirements to assure suitability of the technical solution. Assure the integration of the BESS projects into the SCADA and AM systems. Support Technical Asset Management (TAM) on Q/A and commissioning related matters including control systems. Support TAM with technical expertise on performance-related issues, RCAs, repowering, etc. Disseminate lessons learned and technical commercial information on BESS related matters to the wider Engineering Team and other business functions. About You Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) or a related technical discipline. 5+ years proven experience as a project engineer, consultant or Engineering Manager in grid scale BESS projects. Strong technical understanding of BESS systems, including battery technologies and design, PCS, modular and integrated systems, LV systems, and auxiliaries. Familiarity with BESS control and communicating systems (BMS, EMS, etc). Proven knowledge of BESS safety systems and related standards. Familiarity with grid-connection requirements. Awareness of route-to-market considerations for BESS assets. Experience with O&M requirements and asset life-cycle requirements is highly desirable. If you are interested in this role, please apply. Please note: you must already have the right to work in the country where this role is based to be considered for it.
Reference: 19014ff3d4a723bbf23f5a8fc0b7d712f92ddd62 · Posted 16 hours ago · Closes 2 Feb 2027 · Listed via LSP Renewables
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